Track liner and the like



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UNITED STATES RALEIGH H. GIBSON. F IVY DEPOT, VIRGINIA.

TRACK LINER. AND THE LIKE.

Application filed April 10, 1923. Serial No. 631,153.

T 0 all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, RALEIGH H. GIBsoN, residing at Ivy Depot, Virginia, a citizen of the United States, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Track Liners and the like, of which the following is a specification.

My invention has for its particular object the production of a jack-form tool for lining railroad tracks, which will be simple of construction, capable of easy operation, strong and powerful and able to shift the track or rail bodily in a sidewise direction without any lifting: motion which is objectionable 'in that the ties moving upward with the rail permit the objectionable displacement of the ballast beneath the ties, and which, besides these important characteristics, will in nowise interfere with movement of trains over the tracks that are being operated on. But, of course, I do not limit myself to the use of a jack, or pushing device embodying my invention only for lining rails, for itmay be applied to other uses. My invention, therefore, consists in whatever construction is defined by or is included within the terms or scope of the appended claims.

In the drawings:

3% Fig. 1 is a vertical section of a track liner embodying my invention, shown in position for use;

Fig.2 is a section on line 22 of Fig. 1.

Briefly described, the device shown in the drawing comprises a metal base, 10, that is placed in a hole provided in the ballast between a pair .of ties, so that it stands and bears against the ballast at an angle or incline, a rail engaging stem, or plunger, 11,

and a guide, 12, for the latter that is pivoted or hinged to the base and extends upward therefrom at an angle towards the rail to be shifted, and means to apply power to the plunger to move it towards the rail,

such movement, though in an outward direction from the base, not resulting in any upward movement of the rail, because, as the latter moves sideways, the plunger moves downward at its rail-engaging end, by reason of the pivotal connection of the plunger guide with the base.

The plunger, 11, has at its outer end a nose, 14, that catches under the rail head, in the angle or corner between the head and the rail stem, so that there is nothing projecting above th rail which would be struck by the wheels of a passing train, and hence, the presence of the tool in nowise hampers free movement of trains.

The plunger guide, 12, has at its end next the base, 10, a lug or offset, 15, to one side of the plunger and said lug fits within a cavity, 16, in the upper side of the base, 10, and is traversed by a horizontal pin, 16, that pivotally connects it to the base.

The stem or. plunger, 11, has on the side away from the rail, a series of ratchet teeth, 17, adapted for engagement by the tooth or pawl, 18, of a lever, 19, which is loosely fulcrumed on. a cross pin, 20, secured between the cheeks, 21, of the guide,-12. A detent or locking dog, 22, also pivoted between the cheeks, 21, engages the teeth, one at a time to hold the plunger between successive movements of the lever, 19. The dog, 22, has a handle in the form of a pin, 23, that projects through a slot, 24: in one of the checks by which the dog may be swung by hand to release the plunger.

The plunger has ribs, 25, on opposite sides that respectively engage grooves in the side walls of the guide, 12, and thereby the plunger is supported and guided. The nose, 14, has a shoulder, 26, that engages the top of the guide in its wall next the rail to limit the descent of the plunger in the guide, and to give as great length as possible to the plunger without increasing the length of the guide. The base, 10, has a hole, 27, into which the bottom end of the plunger extends when the plunger is in' its lowest position. At the beginning of a rail Shifting operation, the plunger and its guide stand at an angle of about 30 degrees from the vertical and they swing downward to about 60 degrees which in the case shown in the drawings, moves the rail some six inches.

Preferably, the base, 10, has V-ribs, 28,

on its underside that interlock with the ballast, and anchor the device.

To enable the tool tobe used for lifting purposes as for raising low joints, for example, a foot, 28, maybe provided at the lower end of the plunger, 11, so that when the tool is placed with its base alongside the rail such foot may engage the underside of the rails and upon the upward movement of the plunger by means of the lever, 19, the rails will be lifted. The wall of Q i v 1,496,157

the guide, 12, above the foot has a slot, 29, or is cut away so as to allow movement of the foot to the desired degree.

What I claim is:

1. A pushing device havin a base, an object-engaging plunger, an a plunger guide movably connected with the base to swing towards the base as the plunger moves outward therefrom said guide being free to swing as the plunger moves outward under load, whereby lateral and not lifting pressure is exerted on the object to be moved.

2. A pushing device havin a base, an object-engaging plunger, and a plunger guide pivotally connected with the base to swing towards the base as the plunger moves outward therefrom said guide being free to swing as the plunger moves outward under load, whereby lateral and not lifting pressure is exerted on the object to be moved.

3. The combination of a ballast-engaging base, a plunger having a rail-engaging outer end that lies beneath the rail head, and a guide pivoted to the base in which the plunger is slidably mounted the guide being free to move on its pivot as the plunger moves with the load thereon.

l. The combination of a ballast-engaging base, a plunger having a rail-engagin outerend that lies beneath the rail hea and aguide pivoted to the base in which the plunger is slidably mounted the guide being free to move on its pivot as the plunger moves with the load thereon, and a plunger actuating lever fulcruming on the guide. g

5. The combination. of a ballast-engaging base, a plunger having a rail-engaging outer end that lies beneath the rail head and a guide pivoted to the base in which the plunger is slidably mounted the ide being free to move on its pivot as ti plunger moves with the load thereon, the base having an opening into which the lower end of the plunger may enter.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature.

RALEIGH H. GIBSON. 

